How can we best treat infectious diseases in people with obesity? Hospital pharmacist and Ph.D. researcher Koen van Rhee ...

Obesity is more than just a diet and exercise issue; it's deeply intertwined with psychological and social factors. Experts ...

In a society where physical appearance prevails over everything else and where thinness is the norm, obese people are considered as bêtes noires. Accused of not making an effort and of having ...

Body weight and body mass index alone are not enough to predict whether someone will develop a metabolic disease. A new atlas of cells in fat tissue could help to explain why some overweight people ...

Scientists mapped fat tissue differences in obese individuals, uncovering cell changes linked to metabolic disease risk and ...

A new study from Zurich and Leipzig reveals why some obese people remain healthy while others develop metabolic diseases. The ...

A report published last week in “The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology” strives to redefine obesity. An international group convened to examine the longstanding concept and are recommending ...

The number of liver transplants performed due to obesity-related complications has tripled in the past seven years, according ...

The fat acceptance movement promotes the equality of fat people in society. The movement embraces fat people, draws awareness to size discrimination, and fights to eliminate it. What Is the Fat ...

Staff told to avoid words such as ‘diabetic’, ‘alcoholic’ and ‘smoker’ in advice Lord Young calls ‘a fat lot of help’ NHS staff have been told not to call fat people “obese” in ...